The XBL microtransaction tracker

By Alexander Sliwinski

Microtransactions or: Death by a thousand paper cuts. Sure, it all seemed so innocent at first, but then we started having Oblivion horse armor, Kameo Uno decks and now EA's Need for Speed: Carbon shows up exploiting the system to its full and most disgusting potential — oh wait, EA already did that charging for Madden tutorials. And how many are willing to pay and feed this exploitation?

A group of writers at GamerFeast created a microtransaction tracker and started keeping tabs. Guess who's the top offender? (The list after the break) They've also broken everything down in spreadsheet form to review with a fine tooth comb, if you wish. It's a great resource and know we'll be checking back in again soon.

The top 10 (MSRP + Content):

1. Need for Speed Carbon – $94.97 – Electronic Arts
2. The Godfather – $90.79 – Electronic Arts
3. Chromehounds – $83.73 – Sega
4. Tiger Woods 07 – $74.23 – Electronic Arts
5. Oblivion – $74.11 – Bethesda
6. LotR – Battle for Middle Earth II – $68.74 – Electronic Arts
7. Prey – $59.99 – 2K Games
8. Call of Duty 2 – $54.98 – Activision
9. Lego Star Wars II – $52.49 – Lucas Arts/TT Games
10. Kameo – $39.99 – Microsoft

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